Who is the best ever SA country footballer...

[The Gimp]

Pretty confident littlelegs is having a little joke with that comment.

Scott Teakle did very well at Birdwood and has done very well at Ardrossan as well.

Not sure if he'd be SA's best country footballer though.

Hopefully one day he'll move back to the Hills so we can find out!!

[Signman1972]

Robert "Dicko" Dixon
Best Ever SA Country Footballer Bob"Dicko"Dixon
won 4 Mail Medels for Melrose in the 1950's,
Played in 5 Grand Finals for 1 Premiership!
still plays bowls for Melrose & you will find him in
the Front Bar at the Mt. Remarkable Hotel.
He will tell ya how good he was.

[cricketlad]

rob clothier, dominated one of if not the best country league for a decade with 5 mail medals and 3 time runner up.

[Signman1972]

rob clothier, dominated one of if not the best country league for a decade with 5 mail medals and 3 time runner up.

What League?

[magpie in the 80's]

rob clothier, dominated one of if not the best country league for a decade with 5 mail medals and 3 time runner up.

What League?

played for Uraidla in the Hills Central league and Sturt

[running forward]

S Goldsmith who played at onkas would be the best ive seen

[been there done that]

Didn't actually see him play but people say Bowden Cybulka. Won 6 mail medals in RMFL (5 at Tailem Bend and 1 with Ramblers) and im not sure how many premierships. Also think he had a crack in town aswell.

[Signman1972]

rob clothier, dominated one of if not the best country league for a decade with 5 mail medals and 3 time runner up.

What League?

played for Uraidla in the Hills Central league and Sturt

Sorry played SANFL for Sturt, Go back to page 1.
Can not be a contender!

[Signman1972]

Didn't actually see him play but people say Bowden Cybulka. Won 6 mail medals in RMFL (5 at Tailem Bend and 1 with Ramblers) and im not sure how many premierships. Also think he had a crack in town aswell.

Someone said he won 7 medals. As for SANFL he played 1 game for Glenelgs Reserves
got BOG. then never went back, thats what I was told from a tailem old timer.
Jeff Maidment!

[Ruben Carter]

Brad Paech (Ramblers RMFL 1975-88) Lyndon Elsworthy (Moonta YPFL 198? -1998) Matt Stelzer (Renmark) all would be strong contenders. Especially Paech; unstoppable at his best..

[Ambo72]

Geez this thread has been quiet for a bit.. and a impossible topic.
2 many great footballers around and too many differing and biase opinions?

But i'll throw a few names around..
DW.. help me here!
2004 Ind Team vs KI - name eludes me at the moment, 40+ years old, 6-7 Mail Medals but may have played for South.. cant remember?
M.Gutsche - would definately qualify for Freakyish country footballer? could supprise you when you'd thought you'd seen him run out of tricks.
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I'd be interested in opinions of some older heads here on how they rated the following...
Darryl, Stephen and Keiren Drybrough - Kimba (or Cowell?) and Roxby Districts
Gary Briggs - Port Augusta (Willsden?) and Andamooka
Terry Dwyer - Broken Hill and Roxby

guys I looked up to as a junior

[NO-MERCY]

S Goldsmith who played at onkas would be the best ive seen

Is the same Shannon Goldsmith playing with Salisbury West in Div4 Amateurs?

[200 Killer Wasps]

David Florance is the KI player your thinking off, about all you remember from that weekend.

[Ambo72]

David Florance is the KI player your thinking off, about all you remember from that weekend.

David Florance is the bloke.

and Yeah your almost right there Wasps.. but I do remember almost not getting there because of the bus brakes failing and the 20mins prep time before the game.
The scoreline and the trip home are the bits i'd rather forget.

[200 Killer Wasps]

....and getting out of bed at 4.30 am to catch the bus.

Nuggetty Goodness wouldn't remember much either especially his effort in the Queenscliffe Hotel.

[been there done that]

1 of the best players i have had the privlidge to play with was Roger Wilson. Ball skills both by hand and foot and either side of the body was awsome to watch when he was on song. Won 2 mail medals in different leagues and probarly should have won more.

[Dogwatcher]

....and getting out of bed at 4.30 am to catch the bus.

Nuggetty Goodness wouldn't remember much either especially his effort in the Queenscliffe Hotel.

That was the year before I joined the Indys that trip. It's a damn shame I missed it!
Great tales. Was filled in on all the details on the following Monday.

Wasps, there wouldn't have been too many blokes "getting out of bed" surely

[200 Killer Wasps]

We had to get up that time because the bus left Loxton at 5.30 am. And as Ambo72 said we arrived 20 minutes before game time, they generously put the start time back 30 minutes. Kingscote had 7 inches of rain that week so you couldn't stand up on the oval.

The following year when KI came to the Riverland they arrived the night before.

RFL didnt spend much the first year, we had 21 players, one reserve, runner/ assistant coach, team manager and Howard Duthie. We used Loxton geurnsey's, plain white shorts and canary yellow socks. I also think Sea Link brought us over for nothing

Was a rough trip over the water and over the land.

[Freo HeaveHo]

David Florance is the KI player your thinking off, about all you remember from that weekend.

David Florance is the bloke.

and Yeah your almost right there Wasps.. but I do remember almost not getting there because of the bus brakes failing and the 20mins prep time before the game.
The scoreline and the trip home are the bits i'd rather forget.

The man is an absolute freak .... probably has no regrets as to playin at a higher level. But could have been whatever he wanted to be. From what i ve heard when he was playin league footy at South just decided this aint for me and drove down and jumped on the next ferry home. Then proceeded to single handedly win games of footy for the best part of two decades

[wishiwas]

Played with "Flogger" Florence when he was at South. Top bloke. He played mostly reserves, but was more than handy. Didnt really take to city life. IMO, if he applied himself with a bit more commitment, he would have played a lot of league footy. Sadly, a lot of players from the country prefer that way of life.

Didnt mind a beer either.